Name/Title
GAME OF UNCLE TOM AND LITTLE EVAEntry/Object ID
SS.62.625 a-wDescription
a-b. Box: Two-part cardboard box, with printed paper label on lid: "GAME OF/ UNCLE TOM/ AND/ LITTLE EVA/ PUBLISHED BY V. S. W. PARKHURST/ No. 47 WESTMINSTER STREET/ PROVIDENCE, R. I." and image of young girl kneeling on rustic style bench, open book on footstool nearby.
c. Card: Printed instructions for game, doubles as "JUSTICE" card; printed: "Entered... in the year 1852".
d-w. Cards: Twenty cards, numbered to create five groups of four cards each, each printed with an image of a character from the novel and his or her name; d-e-f-g. Group 1: Tom Loker, Legree; Cassy, Haley; h-i-j-k. Group 2: Eliza, Little Harry, George Harris, The Manufacturer; l-m-n-o. Group 3: St. Clare, Little Eva, Miss Ophelia, Topsy; p-q-r-s. Group 4: Uncle Tom, Aunt Chloe, Mose, Pete; t-u-v-w. Group 5: Mr. Shelby, Mrs. Shelby, Massa George, Sam.Collection
Sunnyside Object CollectionMade/Created
Manufacturer
V. S. W. ParkhurstDate made
1852Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionTranscription
(See Description)Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallWidth
3 inDepth
1-1/8 inLength
4-1/8 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 3 x 1 1/8 x 4 1/8 in. (7.6 x 2.9 x 10.5 cm)Condition
Notes
Remarks: Details of condition: Sides of box split and very worn; instruction card torn; stains and dirt on all cards and boxGeneral Notes
Note Type
Curatorial RemarksNote
Similar to "Go Fish" in which players must ask one another for cards to complete family groups. The player left with the Eva, Uncle Tom and Justice cards is the winner. [Jessa J. Krick, 9/27/2010]Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 14E